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    Jane Elizabeth Knapp (Shumway)

    Birth: 9-22-1830

    Death: 9-18-1911

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Knapp, John Newcomb | Marriage Date: 10-14-1856

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She was the wife of General John Knapp and they resided in Auburn. The couple travelled with WSJ, JWS, and the Osbornes to San Francisco for two months in 1871. According to the 1880 census, they had one daughter Jessie (aged 22) and one son Grayson (aged 14), along with a niece Jennie Barrett (aged 15), living with them. 

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Biography: 
She was the wife of General John Knapp and they resided in Auburn. The couple travelled with WSJ, JWS, and the Osbornes to San Francisco for two months in 1871. According to the 1880 census, they had one daughter Jessie (aged 22) and one son Grayson (aged 14), along with a niece Jennie Barrett (aged 15), living with them.
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https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/6742/4242020-00545/38302441?backurl=https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/32569214/person/18287548790/facts (18710415WSJ_WHS1)
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65436538
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https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/6742/4242020-00545/38302441?backurl=https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/32569214/person/18287548790/facts (1880 census lists her age as 50 which matches Find a Grave)
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